PEOPLE v. SWEEZER

No. 80-20.

86 Ill. App.3d 320 (1980)

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. ADRIAN SWEEZER, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois — Third District.

Opinion filed July 22, 1980.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert Agostinelli, of State Appellate Defender's Office, of Ottawa, for appellant.

Edward F. Petka, State's Attorney, of Joliet (John X. Breslin, of State's Attorneys Appellate Service Commission, of counsel), for the People.


Judgment affirmed.

Mr. JUSTICE SCOTT delivered the opinion of the court:

In this appeal by the defendant, Adrian Sweezer, from his conviction following a bench trial of armed robbery, only one issue is raised. That issue is whether the appellate court, to mitigate the allegedly unduly harsh six-year minimum term imposed as required by the armed robbery statute, should reduce the degree of the offense for which the defendant was convicted and remand the cause...

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